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World Cup history: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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20th Century

What a pickle: how England lost, found and won the World Cup in a single year

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Sportswashing: a historical perspective on a current trend

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A brief history of the Hillsborough disaster and justice campaigner Anne Williams

England's World Cup-winning captain, Bobby Moore (1941–93) kisses the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy after England's 4-2 win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London. Also pictured are Moore's team-mates George Cohen, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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In pictures: when England won the football World Cup

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5 facts about the history of football

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From Mary, Queen of Scots to the FIFA Women’s World Cup: a brief history of women’s football

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1921: the year when football banned women

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The history of Luzhniki Stadium, home of the 2018 football World Cup final

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The World Cup story

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Brazil: where sport and politics have always mixed

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A history of British sport

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